“I want an actor to try to give me what I ask in the best and most exact way possible. He mustn't try to find out more, because then there's the danger that he'll become his own director.” WayWantGivingTryingActorsAsksDangerDirectorsGive Me Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“It's only human and natural that an actor should see the film in terms of his own part, but I, as a director, have to see the film as a whole. He must therefore collaborate selflessly, totally.” ShouldHumansWholeFilmActorsTermNaturalDirectors Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“Favourite directors change, like favorite authors. I had a passion for Gide and Stein and Faulkner. But now they're no use to me anymore. I've assimilated them - so, enough, they are a closed chapter. This also applies to film directors.” EnoughUseFilmPassionDirectorsFavouriteChaptersFilm Directors Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“Ingmar Bergman is a long way from me, but I admire him. He, too, concentrates a great deal on individuals; and although the individual is what interests him most, we are very far apart. His individuals are very different from mine; his problems are different from mine - but he's a great director. So is Fellini, for that matter.” WayLongDifferentMatterProblemIndividualInterestDealsMinesDirectorsAdmireLong WayBergman Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“A director is a man, therefore he has ideas; he is also an artist, therefore he has imagination. Whether they are good or bad, it seems to me that I have an abundance of stories to tell. And the things I see, the things that happen to me, continually renew the supply.” MenIdeasStoriesSeemsHappensArtistImaginationDirectorsAbundance Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.” LongLibertyPracticeDirectorsLong TimeStandardsLong Time Ago Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
